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For you today we have a dark goldtone openwork brooch offering glass dabs in Jewels of India colors, a distinct style from the mid 1960s with the release of Trifari's line of  India style jewels.. The brooch features red, blue and green jelly glass cabochons in rope settings, along with smooth navettes surrounding the openwork floral center. This bold jewels rises in a dome shape about 1/2" from pin stem and is  2 3/8”  in diameter. This is a big, fairly heavy jewel and should probably be worn on medium weight fabric, or reinforced by pinning through bra strap. This high quality jewel is in Excellent condition. Signed in back, (c)COROCRAFT. $55

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This mysterious beauty has made it's home at Enchantment for years, and for the first time, it's being listed. Construction for this solid, heavy old piece dates  to 1930 or earlier. The openwork shield  or target shape holds 6 round stones handset in bezels. I'm going to call the stones topaz glass, but they blaze like cairngorms! The metal tested at about 500 silver. In the center is a projecting dome, similar to a bullet. The hand engraving and bulleted metalwork is simple and subdued. The metal has darkened with a beautiful patina. The brooch is equipped with an open C-clasp that is similar to the old safety-pin styles. Measurement is 2 3/8" in diameter; this unusual jewel is in Very Good condition. $88

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If you love Siam Sterling, you will really enjoy these rare cut-away brooches. The figures in each pin are exquisitely cut away in a genius of craftsmanship, with all edges so smooth. On top you see the lightning goddess holding her light, and below, the smaller pin shows two other deities. Lots of shining silver showing through. The larger pin is
2 1/8" x 2 1/8" and clasps with an open C clasp. The smaller pin is 1 3/4" wide. Both pins are in Very Good to Excellent condition and are marked on the back SIAM STERLING. $68

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Weiss Green Rhinestone Brooch

This simply elegant vintage Weiss shield brooch will take you from day to evening year around. The clear, clean medium green rhinestones are as refreshing as dawn in a forest. The emerald cuts and chatons of several sizes are all rather plump for this 2" jewel, and with the silvertone setting rising in a slight dome. Enjoy this practical beauty of high quality and gorgeous color; you will wear it often. Signed WEISS, no copyright mark, on oval in back. The brooch is in Very Good+ condition, with the reverse has minor wear best seen with a loupe, and all the rhinestones excellent. $52

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Brilliantly rhinestones are arranged so deliciously in this ravishing brooch, that you ought to wear only with silk evening dresses or velvet capes, but you can wear it with blue jeans if you care to. This layered brooch is high quality jewel offers lines of chaton rhinestones framing openwork baguettes, larger chatons and teardrops, prong set in rhodium plated metal. The brooch measures 3 1/8" long and is in Excellent condition, with rhinestones that shimmer, wink and flash! And you can always loan this pretty to him for a tie clasp, especially if he loves to stand out as being your gallant shining hero! $40

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Here's something traditional to wear almost anywhere from day to evening, year around. The delightful curves and the dark yet bright glint of smoke rhinestones, or, "black diamonds", a great look Weiss made popular in the 1950s. Try textured loops of rhodium plated metal enc lose two rows of dusky jewels set in half prongs. Measuring 2 3/4" long, this brilliant jewel is marked KRAMER(c) in back and is in Excellent condition. Enjoy! $28

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Circa 1930. Let this pretty pin give you an old fashioned glow for that old fashioned guy. Chromium plated openwork with an extra tier of swirls and lilies gives this white metal brooch its voluptuous shape. Diamante stones wink from their beaded settings. The jewel is filled with little Czech plastic flowers in multicolor--pink, yellow, mint green, baby blue and lavender, each being centered with a sparkling rhinestone. It appears that a prior owner re-glued the flowers and their rhinestone centers, for some of the clear glue can be seen with a 5x loupe. The brooch is 2 5/8" wide x almost 1 1/2" tall. Overall condition is Very Good. $38

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Art Nouveau Glass Cameo in Enameled Setting

This unusual and exquisite cameo shows a full length robed lady in ivory colored glass. She sits in a bezel within an openwork brass setting decorated with simple scrollwork and wonderful enamels in bluer, green and a butterscotch color. Equipped with an open C-clasp, this impressive jewel measures 2 1/2" from top to bottom. I looked it over with a 5x loupe and could not find any chips in the enamel, although there is very minor wear and the usual darkening of the brass metal. This irreplaceable antique is in Very Good+ condition. Make it yours for $68.

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Art Nouveau Sash Pin with Fancy Stone

Circa 1900. This big antique sash pin has an unusual design, with the raised metalwork and the colors of the stone. The designs are almost "psychedelic," but actually, many psychedelic designs from the 1960s and '70s were drawn from old Art Nouveau design. This is not a hollow stamping, but thick white metal engraved metal, with the central part of the design applied separately to the back. Even the enlarged image doesn't show the fine, threadlike lines texturing the recesses. I can't tell if the stone is semiprecious or ceramic. but it's beautifully colored, measuring about 7/8" wide. The brooch itself is 3" wide x 2" and pins with an open C-clasp. Condition is Very Good, with small areas of brassy discoloration in the metal. It's easy to find ways to wear these old sash pins--pin to a wide cloth sash to accentuate your waist, fasten a big scarf or tie for adding elongated lines. $95

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Trifari Sterling Bow Pin with Pave Crystal Rhinestones

Circa 1950. This bow by Trifari is high quality in a  small size with a lovely 3-dimensional design of curves & curls, juxtaposed with the near-straight lines of the 'ribbon' ends. The sterling is plated in rhodium, a technique used in better costume jewelry to keep the sterling from tarnishing & pitting.  This heirloom  jewel is just 2" wide from tip to tip and 1 1/8" from highest to the lowest point. Very Good condition, with all rhinestones absolutely sparkling. Signed Trifari with the crown over the T, and Sterling separately. minor wear to plating in back. $42

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